The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-01
THURSDAY, DEC. 1. 1887.
A Word to Farmers as well as
Others.
Communicated


The farmers as class ought to feel
more self importance, higher dignity,
and more consequence than any other
member of animated beings; seeing
that they are not only distinguished
and honored by being placed on the
proud pinnacle Of the universe, but
are acknowledged to be the founda-
ton, the substantial and unbending
pillar, supporting all that this sublu-
nary world contains. They are con-
tinually being complimented by the
general literature and the public press,
as we'll as from other good meaning
sources. Even science has oflate stoop-
ed from her lofty perch to tender her
compliments, and to say that of all
occupations known to man, theirs is
the most scientific, honorable, in
depend mt and honest, and therefore
ought to be the most luxurious and the
happle5t if not the most remunerative
calling in which mankind is engaged.
They are being constantly advised to
be very industrious and energetic, to
make hay while the sun shines, and to
take every advantage of the favorable
state Of the weather; they are expected
10 make good and diversified crops, SO
that there may be no complaining in
the streets of scarcity for man or beast
with much solcitude they are advised
20 pay as they go, and of all things to
keep out CT debt. Whether this laud-
able and we'll meant advice is for
their encouragement in their arlluous
and constant toll, or out of pity to
them personally, since they are the
slip-sl'od, happy o-lucky creatures that
some take them to be, whose motto
IS come-aday, go-a-day, and then
come Sunday; wholly indifferent to
their own or to any bodyelse's interest,
quite incapable of comprehending the
true nature of their divinely instituted
calling; constantly standing in need
of some outside agency to throw 4
light on their benighted path while
cropping their way through the wind
ing and muddy lanes of drudgery
which, to their dark and untutored
intellect, constitutes the noble system
of agriculture. How much gratitude
they are capable of manifestins for SO
much unsolicited kindness in the shape
OF we'll meant but cheap advice is not
exactly known, very little it IS to be
feared, as they have the reputation of
being an un9rateful, dissatisfied consti-
tutional set of grumblers, seldom sat
iSfled with God or man. Their sons
are being continually entreated to
keep at safe distance from the con-
Eliminating influence of the town and
not to become counter shippers in
dulging in the luxury of straight backs
adorned with black coats, but to stay
home and remain clod -hoppers with
coats off and arms made bare, and to
learn and labor truely and to acquire
an honest living in that state Of life
which it has pleased God to call them.
Our reply to some of the foregoing
times exactly pleased with the state of
things with which we are occasionally
brought in contact, if we should make
our dissatisfaction known, then it is
that We are dubbed with the epithet
OF "grumbler." Our chief complaint
is that We can see Others making far
better out Of the fruit of our labor than
ourselves; our principal market crops
cotton and yellow tobacco are world
renowned having 4 universal Consump-
ton; the latter article which has re-
Gently sprung into existence has set
the weed-consuming world IN 4 craze
consequently the demand is tremen-
duouS; it seems that It can only be
produced to anything like perfection
in this and few surrounding sections
OF country OF which Henderson seems
e 70 be about the centre. That being the
case it ought to command a large
monopoly, which 1t certainly does !;
but only to 4 very small extent IN
favor of the producer no, no, it has
first to pass from him into the hands
OF one of the most perfect, thorough,
and powerful organizations Of the coun-
try. not all together the local :" Board
OF Trade which is only branch of
the great combined tobacco interest
Of the United States as we'll as other
countries. Why does such an organ